Necktie holder



May 1, 1923. 1,453,8 85 I A. J. NELSON I I NECKTIE HOLDER Filed Dec. 1 1921 Patented May 1, 1923.

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= Application filed December -1, 1921.

To all'who mit may concern: Be it known that I, ANNA J. NELSON, a citizen of the United States, residing; at Nome, W., Territory of Alaska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same.

This invention relates to. .an improved necktie holder and is an improvement over that shown in my prior Patent Number 1,242,841 issued October 9th, 1917.

One object of the invention is to provide a necktie holder so constructed that it may be collapsed into a flat mass when, not in use, thus permitting it ,to be stored in a small space and to further so construct the necktie holder that it may be suspended in an extended position when-in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved type of necktie engaging clamp which will be simpler in construetion than that shown in my priorpatent and which will obtain a very firm grip'upon the tie and securely hold it in stretched conditended position.

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Another object of the invention is to provide a necktie holder which maybe formed almost entirely of lengths of heavy wire or light rod metal.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the necktie holder and stretcher that it will be simple in construction and cheap to produce.

This invention is illustrated in the accom-' panying drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved necktie holder,

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view through the necktie holder looking towards the lower end thereof, 1

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary, sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 1 and lookin in the direction of the arrows.

This nec tie holder is provided with a rear frame indicated in general by the numeral 10 and a forward frame indicated in,

general by the numeral 11, the rear frame being provided with side bars 12 and upper and lower cross bars 13 and the forward frame being provided with side bars 14 and with upper and lower bars 15 and 16. The end portions of these bars 11, 12, 1.3, 14, 1'5 and 1.6 are bent to provide eyes through Serial no. 519,235.

which extend bolts 17 and since thesebolts also extend through eyes formed'intheends .of the connecting bars E18' at .theupp'er and lower ends of the rear and forward frame, it will be readily. seen that the forward frame may have a swingingfmovement longitudinally of the rear'frame, andthus moved from an extended position to acollapsed position with the forwardframe' fitting against the rear frame. Sincethe frame ll is swung upwardly to a collapsed position itwill natu rally have a tendency to moye downwardly and therefore when the necktie holder is 1 lifted and-suspended by l the "brackets 19 mounted upon thesecurlng bolts at'the up-' per ends of the rear frame,fthe forward frame will have a tendency to drop downwardly tothe-extendedposition. order a Pr e th fq a d am from" d ppin beyond the deslred position shown inFigure 1, there hasbeen provided an abutment bar 20 which is-fo'rmed of resilient material andis mounted upon the upper bar'13 ofthe- 4 rear frame. This supporting bar is limited in its downward movement beyonda .horizontal position and therefo'reit willserve to 3 securely support-the forward frame in the exe The neckties willbe hung across theupper bar 15*of the forward frame and brought downwardly andv extended in front of the lower bar 16 which: bar Will have a flat forward face. The clamping bar 21 .which is p votally connected with the lower end portion of one of the s1de bars.

14 of the forward frame will lee-swung in- The' tie engaging face of the-bar 21 is flat similar'to theouter face of the bar 16 and it will thus be seen that the .ties may be tightly gripped between the two bars without being damaged. A spring clip22'is carried. by the free end portion ofthe barx2l for engaging the bar 14 of the forward frame thusreleasably but securely hold the clamping bar There has thus been provided anecktie holdin an operative position. I

wardly to engage the ties" and hold them in I tight engagement with the bar'16.

er in which the ties may be securely held ina stretched'condition and thus wrinklesremoved from them. There has further been provided a necktie holder which will-remain in an extended position when in use and therefore hold the ties outof engagement with a wall or .door from which the holder 1s suspended and wh1ch is-so con tructBCl that when not in use the holder may be collapsed or folded into a compact mass thus permitting it to be stored in a small space. A very oonvnient and efiicient'tie holder has therefore been provided;

What is claimed is 1. A holder comprising a rear framehaving side bars and upper and lower bars, a forward frame adapted'to swing relatively thereto to andfrom a collapsed position and having'side bars and upper and lower bars, said bars having their end portions formed into eyes, connecting bars extending between the forwardand rear frames and havingtheir end portions formed into eyes registering with the eyes of the forward and rear frames, fasteners extending through the registered eyes to pivotally connect the connecting bars with the forward and rear frames whereby the forward frame may have vertical swinging movement, means for limiting the downward swinging move ment of the forward frame and means for clamping ties In engagement with the forwardfraniej '2. A holder and stretcher comprising a rear frame, a forward frame adapted to swing relatively thereto to and from a collapsed position, connecting arms pivotally connected with the forward andirear frames, a support connected with the rear frame and extending for engagement wlth the forward frame to limit downward movement and upper and lower bars, the upper bar constituting a tie supporting bar, and the lower bar a clamping bar, a second clamping bar pivotally connected with one of the side bars for swinging movement into and out of p'o'sition'in front of the lower bar of'the forward frame, and means for releasably connecting the free end-portionof the clamping bar in engagement with the seconds'ide bar of the forward frame. I i

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' ANNA J. NELSON. lVitneSseS F.'B. CLIFFORD, WILL Gr. BEARDSLEE. 

